Ed Sheeran is claiming his seat in the battle for 2015's biggest kitten-loving Directioner on the planet.

The Grammy nominee shared a photo of how he plans to ring in the New Year with One Direction mates Harry, Niall, Zayne, Louis and Liam ... and a handful of princess kittens.

"Ready for New Years annihilation," Teddy wrote, showing off his spread of booze and party supplies that has 1D fans grinning and shouting that Ed is "1D AF!"

Sheeran is up for three Grammy Awards at the upcoming 2015 ceremony, including the coveted Album of the Year award, which he is fully prepared to hand over to competitor Pharrell WIlliams.

"Pharrell's winning, alright?" the 23-year-old artist told MTV News in an interview. "'Cause when you get [the] Album Of The Year nomination, all the producers involved in your album, if you win, get a nomination. And he worked on Beyoncé's album, my album and his own album, so he's got a three-in-five chance of winning. So, Pharrell — fair play."